Great presentation, though I would have also focused on the arrival of the merchants K’nai Thoma (4th/8th century) and Sabrisho (9th century). While we don’t know too much about the early history of the Thomas Christians, the arrival of these two merchants are very clear early references to the origins and further establishment of this community.
There are of course some things in modern post Vat II Catholicism that strike me as odd. Yesterday I was in a church dedicated to St. Theresa of the Little Flower and there was a shrine to her. In the shrine on the ledges were various little trinkets and statues like a baby doll and angel or plastic roses. I suppose that all this junky looking stuff were intended as offerings, but it struck me as a bit odd. It did not go along with the beautiful shrine. Also, it looked all a bit cheap. Most people are not poor here. They should repair the roof and stop buying what looks like something from a sad rummage sale.
51:00 I think that you are jumping the gun a bit here without knowing what is being intended. Possibly the intention is that the St. Thomas Christians with their particular practises are just as much Christians as those in Rome with their particular practices. They are not talking about universalism unless they say so in a more precise manner. You should not make simplistic conclusions here.
This was a unique presentation. Thanks
Great presentation, though I would have also focused on the arrival of the merchants K’nai Thoma (4th/8th century) and Sabrisho (9th century). While we don’t know too much about the early history of the Thomas Christians, the arrival of these two merchants are very clear early references to the origins and further establishment of this community.
There are of course some things in modern post Vat II Catholicism that strike me as odd. Yesterday I was in a church dedicated to St. Theresa of the Little Flower and there was a shrine to her. In the shrine on the ledges were various little trinkets and statues like a baby doll and angel or plastic roses. I suppose that all this junky looking stuff were intended as offerings, but it struck me as a bit odd. It did not go along with the beautiful shrine. Also, it looked all a bit cheap. Most people are not poor here. They should repair the roof and stop buying what looks like something from a sad rummage sale.
51:00 I think that you are jumping the gun a bit here without knowing what is being intended. Possibly the intention is that the St. Thomas Christians with their particular practises are just as much Christians as those in Rome with their particular practices. They are not talking about universalism unless they say so in a more precise manner. You should not make simplistic conclusions here.